What does the word kindergarten mean? Kindergarten comes from the German language, kinder means children, and garten mean garden. It dates back to the 19th century and Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) started the first kindergarten, Garden of Children, in 1840. Froebel started the first kindergarten to let the children socialize while at the same time learning concepts needed for school. This infographic features everyday things families can do to make sure their child enters Kindergarten ready to learn.
